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Tim Bowler


Born
Devon, The United Kingdom
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Genre
Young Adult, Children's Books


Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Tim Bowler is one of the UK’s most compelling and original writers for teenagers. He was born in Leigh-on-Sea and after studying Swedish at University he worked in forestry, the timber trade, teaching and translating before becoming a full-time writer. He lives with his wife in a small village in Devon and his workroom is an old stone outhouse known to friends as ‘Tim’s Bolthole’.

Tim has written twenty books and won fifteen awards, including the prestigious Carnegie Medal for River Boy. His most recent novel is the gripping Bloodchild and his provocative Blade series is being hailed as a groundbreaking work of fiction. He has been described by the Sunday Te ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 11,055 ratings · 1,240 reviews · 60 distinct works • Similar authors
Frozen Fire
3.62 avg rating — 3,766 ratings — published 2006 — 18 editions
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River Boy
3.75 avg rating — 1,832 ratings — published 1997 — 59 editions
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Starseeker
4.14 avg rating — 1,264 ratings — published 2002 — 19 editions
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Storm Catchers
3.57 avg rating — 881 ratings — published 2001 — 21 editions
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Playing Dead (Blade #1)
3.85 avg rating — 608 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions
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Apocalypse
3.56 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions
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Bloodchild
3.81 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions
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Buried Thunder
3.34 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions
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Blade: Out of the Shadows
3.95 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2010 — 16 editions
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Shadows
3.81 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions
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Series by Tim Bowler

Playing Dead Blade: Out of the Shadows Breaking Free Running Scared Fighting Back Mixing It Cutting Loose
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“There could never be innocence in a world without justice.”
― Tim Bowler, Frozen Fire
tags: fire, frozen
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“Doesn't seem right, does it? A split second to lose him and a lifetime to grieve over him.”
― Tim Bowler, Frozen Fire
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“I feel apart from everything and a part of everything.”
― Tim Bowler, Frozen Fire
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